Danbury man allegedly drives through crowd

Published 1:00 am, Tuesday, June 13, 2006

DANBURY - A 26-year-old Danbury man was arrested early Sunday after he allegedly drove his truck through a crowd of outside an Elm Street nightclub.

No one was injured as a result of the 1:12 a.m. incident, which police said apparently stemmed from a dispute in Guatemala.

Christian Figueroa, of Griffing Avenue, was charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving, operating without a license and failure to carry registration.

Police department spokesman Capt.
Robert Myles
said an officer was on patrol outside Mambo's on Elm Street when he saw Figueroa drive onto the sidewalk and toward a group of pedestrians. The people jumped out of the way, and the truck hit the building.